Arizona Wildcats' Kevin Parrom shot in the Bronx; reports are he is 'good'

by Bruce Pascoe - Sept. 26, 2011 01:45 PMArizona Daily Star

Arizona Wildcats forward Kevin Parrom was shot once behind his right knee early Saturday during a dispute at his home in Bronx, N.Y., a New York Police Department spokesman confirmed Monday morning.

Two suspects in the shooting remain at large, according to Lt. John Grimpel of the NYPD.

Grimpel said the 20-year-old Parrom was shot at 1:05 a.m. Saturday after two men approached him, one in his 20s and one in his teens, while he was with a woman. He was taken to Lincoln Medical Center in South Bronx in stable condition after the shooting.

"Two people knocked on the door, he ran to the bedroom and one individual produced a .22 caliber handgun and shot him in the leg," Grimpel said. "He had a laceration to his hand but it looks like that was from a struggle for the gun and he was shot after that."

Grimpel said he did not know the relationship between the two suspects and Parrom, but that it appeared one of the individuals knew the woman.

The NYPD does not release police reports, Grimpel said.

Arizona AD Greg Byrne said Sunday night that Parrom was the "victim of a shooting" while visiting his hospitalized mother over the weekend. One of Parrom's former coaches, Gary Charles, said Parrom told him not to worry.

"He said..."I'm OK. I can walk. I'm good,' " said Charles, coach of the travel-ball New York Panthers. "That was good enough for me."

Charles said he didn't know whether the injury would impact Parrom on the basketball floor but said: "I can tell you this: His voice sounded like regular. It wasn't like, `Oh, coach, my God, I can't believe this.' "

"I have been in contact with Kevin and his family throughout the weekend and look forward to his return to Tucson and being back in class this week," Miller said in a statement. "Our focus is on Kevin's health right now. Once we have more information, we'll be able to address his potential return to team activities."